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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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